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Gemenele is a glacial lake in the Retezat Mountains, in the Gemenele scientific reserve, the most strictly protected part of Retezat National Park. The reserve, set up in 1935, covers 1,932 ha of what is described as one of the last unaffected primary forests in Europe.
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Public access to the reserve is prohibited: entering or crossing it needs a special permit from the Romanian Academy, mainly given to researchers. The lake can only be seen from a distance, from Bucura and Retezat peaks. Lake Bucura, one of the most visited places in the mountains, is the convenient base for those peaks.
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Sources & data
- OpenStreetMap: Gemenele (way 169861024), OpenStreetMap contributors
- Locuri interzise turiștilor în România (2026), Playtech
- Two lakes of the Gemenele Reserve, SummitPost
- Tourist information, Retezat National Park Administration
- Gemenele – Tău Negru Scientific Reservation, Welcome to Romania